RFC 1081: Post Office Protocol: Version 3
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 1225.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 1939 — Post Office Protocol - Version 3
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This memo suggests a simple method for workstations to dynamically access mail from a mailbox server. This RFC specifies a proposed protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1081
- Published
- November 1988
- Authors
- M.T. Rose
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 16
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 1225
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
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